This is a value that is significantly higher or lower than the majority of your data set.
Outlier
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Random Sample
A bag contains 12 balls; 3 red, 4 blue, and 5 yellow. What is the probability of selecting a blue ball at random?
4/12 or 1/3
You are taking a multiple choice test, all with 4 possible answers. If you had no idea what the answer was, what is the probability of you guessing the correct answer?
1/4
You are taking a multiple choice test, all with 4 possible answers. If you knew that two of the answers were incorrect, what is the probability that you will guess the right answer?
2/4 or 1/2
The results of a survey of 200 of the 4,000 college students on campus are shown in the table below.
Approximately how many students were satisfied with the dining options?
1. Are you satisfied with the dining options?
Yes- 88
No-112
88/200 =x/4000
x =1760
A spinner has 4 equal pieces to it, labeled 1, 2, 3, or 4. What are the odds that you will spin and land on an even number?
2/4 or 1/2
On a TRUE/FALSE question, what is the probability that the answer will be TRUE?
1/2
76
78
If every letter in the alphabet is placed into a bag, that are the odds that you will select a vowel? (not Y)
5/26
You are taking a multiple choice test, all with 4 possible answers. If you had no idea what the answer was, what is the probability of you guessing the incorrect answer?
3/4
During a harvest, a farmer found that 12 out of 600 apples had bruises. If the total harvest is 45,000 apples, approximately how many would you expect to be bruised?
12/60 = x/45,000
x= 9,000
The results of a survey of 200 of the 4,000 college students on campus are shown in the table below.
A headline misreported that 95% of students purchased books for class. By how many percentage points was the headline off?
3. Did you purchase books for your classes?
Yes- 196
No- 4
196/200 = x/4000
3920/4000=0.98= 98%
98-95= 3
x= 3%
A cooler has 8 cans of soda; 3 cokes, 3 sprites, and 2 root beers. If you reach into the cooler, what are the odds that you will pick a diet soda?
0/8
A study of 150 students revealed that 21 of them walk to school. In a school with 1,800 students, how many would you expect to walk to school based on this study?
21/150 = x/1800
x=252
The results of a survey of 200 of the 4,000 college students on campus are shown in the table below.
Approximately, how many students attend the campus sporting event?
6. Do you attend campus sporting events?
Yes- 135
No- 65
135/200 = x/4000
x=2700
A quality control check at a toy factory found that 5 out of 1,200 toys had a manufacturing error. If the factory produces 30,000 toys, how many would you predict to have an error?
5/1,200 = x/30,000
x=125
If every letter in the alphabet is placed into a bag, that are the odds that you will select a letter found in the word "HAPPY"?
4/26 or 2/13
What is the probability of answering a multiple choice question correctly if you know that one of the answers is definitely wrong but you have to guess between the 3 remaining answers?
1/3